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Germany warns EU of refugee wave bigger than 2015 if it fails to take action
Oct 07, 2019 13:48German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer warns that Europe may soon face a refugee crisis “even greater” than the one that hit the continent in 2015 if the European Union fails to develop the “strength” to contain the rising numbers of refugee arrivals.
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Iran lambastes Germany for supporting Israeli crimes
Oct 03, 2019 03:51Iran has censured Germany for supporting the Israeli regime in its crimes in Palestine, Lebanon and Syria, calling on Berlin to stop turning a blind eye to the realities of the West Asia region.
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Pres. Rouhani rejects E3 statement on Saudi Aramco strikes as 'baseless accusations'
Sep 25, 2019 03:20President Hassan Rouhani has roundly dismissed the “unsubstantiated accusations” made by Britain, France and Germany about Tehran’s involvement in the highly disruptive drone attacks on Saudi Aramco petroleum and gas processing plants at Abqaiq and Khurais in the kingdom's Eastern Province.
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Germany, France removing obstacles to export jointly-manufactured weapons
Sep 21, 2019 11:50France and Germany say they are expected to sign an agreement on removing obstacles on exporting jointly-manufactured weapons to non-European and non-NATO countries.
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Germany extends ban on arms sales to Saudi for another 6 months
Sep 19, 2019 02:54The government of Angela Merkel has extended its ban on all German weapons exports to Saudi Arabia for a further six month-period despite some calls for loosening the restriction.
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Return to JCPOA only way to de-escalate tensions in West Asia: Merkel
Sep 17, 2019 11:25German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a return to a 2015 nuclear deal Iran clinched with six world states is the only way to defuse tensions in West Asia.
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China summons German envoy over Hong Kong activist meeting
Sep 12, 2019 04:02China’s ambassador to Berlin says Beijing has summoned the German envoy to protest a meeting between Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, warning that the encounter could negatively affect bilateral relations.
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Merkel: Europe has chosen to uphold Iran’s nuclear deal
Sep 11, 2019 05:35German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe has made its choice regarding the historic 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran — which the United States has been attempting to sabotage — and will honor the agreement.
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China, Germany vow to cooperate towards free trade, multilateralism
Sep 07, 2019 07:50Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have agreed to cooperate in the spirit of multilateralism and free trade, with the visiting German leader vowing to expand investments in China, which is its largest trading partner.
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German-Russia gas pipeline ‘unacceptable’, threat to entire Europe: Ukraine
Sep 01, 2019 07:15Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced as “unacceptable” a Russian pipeline project set to send gas to Germany, saying the plan poses a threat to the entire Europe.